The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-23
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

SENATE.-Otnutt biii titethb fehN s'ss|
second judicial district. including Conan
che, Eastland, stephens, Shackelford, Gala
han and Taylor counties, passed.
Senate militia bill passed.
Senate general appropriation bill was laid
on the table to await the house bill on same
subject.
Senate bill confirming exchange Of uni
yersity lands passed to engrossment
Senate bill providing mode OF proceed
ing by which q claimant for property seized
under writ IN suit Of which he is not
party can enforce his claim passed
A relief bill opening reservations to GER
tain land scrip was engrossed.
Senate bill to authorize hiring out of per-
sons fined for violating city ordinances to
pay out their fines and costs passed.
Senate bill to allow county judges OF
other persons taking down testimony in eX-
aiming trials to pay not exceeding $40 Tor
such service passed to engrossment.
Senate bin providing penalty of coniine-
mcnt in the peditentiary two or hve years
of any officer, agent or lessee OF rni'way
violating the clause in the constitution
which prohibits consolidation OF parallel
and competing lines of railroads, came up
on second reading.
Gregg. Harrison, Simkins, Armistead and
Lane supported the bill. Messrs. woo u
Terrell. Burgess, Bell, Calhoun and Glass
cock fought the bill.
Amendments striking out section of
the bill was adopted.
Mr.. Giasscock introduced libel bill.
The house bill including opium joints rs
disorderly houses passed.
House bill prohibiting live stock from
running at large in local option fence dis
tricts passed.
House bill to require doube-deck railway
ears for shipping sheep, goats and hoSs
passed.
House bill requiring oath OF Office ana
bond Of county judges and commissioners
passed.
House bin for relief of j. b. Eastey
passed.
House bill recurring vacancy In the Office
of mayor in cities and towns incorporated
under the general incorporation act TO he
filled be election inst ad Of by appointment
of city council, on third reading passed,
House bill amendinr local option Dill on
second raading. Most of the afternoon was VIA,
consumed over amendments by Mr' bells
committee. which will make II an iron.clad.
HousE.-House bill to punish by fine OF
from S25 to 800 ally person other tnah u
regular butcher in city. town or village
who sells or offers TO sell any fresh peel
without exhibiting The hide OF the animal
killed. in, luding the ears. was after much
discussion assed to engrossmeut; ayes ID,
noes ~.
Amendment to withhold from sale until
classified and valued oil lands subject to IT.
rigation; adopted.
in winter TO hold cattle was lost. only three
voting for It. The bill was then passed;
ayes 70. noes 10.
The general appropriation bill was then
taken IN. An amendment by Mr.. Strong
was adopted to the Appropriation Tor the
treasury department fixing the salaries OF
tbs bookkeepers and watchmen, instead OF
leaving them to be regulated by the treas
urer.
Salaries of clerks in lind and comptrol-
ler's offices were nearly oil reduced.
bilis lubstu'
distribution of estates.
senate bill to authorize the payment OF
rewards for scaips of wolves and other
destructive animals.
Senate bill declaring the records of the
congress of the late republic and past legis-
latllres to be archives of the State
Senate bin to repeal article 100 OF the
code of criminal procedure.
Senate bill to amend the gaming law.
Senate bill TO amend the law In relation to
the recovery of damages for injuries result
ing IN death.
Senate bill to provide for the venue of
suits for damages growing out of attach
ments and sequestration suits. The latter
provides that any suits for damages grow
ing out of the wrongful levy of writ OF
attachment or sequesti alton may be brought
in any county from which such writ Is s.
sued. or in any county in which any such
levy Is made within this State.
An amendment to the appropriation bill
cutting OFF supplies to the ranger focer
called forth warm debate; but the war de-
partment finally prevailed,